OK… lil footnote for the newbies…
Keep the spark gap as close to the MMC and the primary as possible, especially when the high voltage power supply is a few meters away.
Reason being is the spark gap sets the frequency for the primary.
A wire produces higher resistance at higher frequencies and the longer the wire between the spark gap and the primary, is like putting a huge resistor in the line.
Getting stumped by stupid things like this is the reciprocal of no sleep and and multiple halloween props to repair.
> On Oct 9, 2019, at 12:10, Gary Gaspar <majrombus@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 14 ga wire is good up to 15 amps for your house. I use some 16 ga on my 3
> NST driven coil. It is irradiated wire has thin insulation very strong
> spool from a electronics swap meet
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